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Burnaby's first lawn bowlers

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1916]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 19 x 24 cm (sight), in mat 29 x 34 cm + 1 p.

Scope and Content: Photograph of lawn bowlers gathered together at the first bowling green in Burnaby, located at Victory Street and Gray Avenue (on Stan Wood's property). Standing in the back row (from left) are; M. Van George, Reverend A.C. Cameron, George Gascarth, Bennett, Oliver Goodacre and John Brown. Sitting …

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 19 x 24 cm (sight), in mat 29 x 34 cm + 1 p.

Scope and Content: Photograph of lawn bowlers gathered together at the first bowling green in Burnaby, located at Victory Street and Gray Avenue (on Stan Wood's property). Standing in the back row (from left) are; M. Van George, Reverend A.C. Cameron, George Gascarth, Bennett, Oliver Goodacre and John Brown. Sitting in the front row are; J.N. Durrell, Charles Mirren McInnes Harper, A.E.S. "Stan" Wood, William "Will" Taylor, and Edward Lumley Wriglesworth. Most of the men are wearing suit vests and pocket watches.

Subjects: Sports - Team Sports; Sports - Lawn Bowling

Names: Cameron, Reverend A.C.; Gasgarth, George; Goodacre, Oliver; Brown, John; Harper, Jack; Wood, Anthony Ewart Stanley "Stan"; Taylor, Will; Harper, Charles Mirren McInnes; Durrell, J.N.; Wriglesworth, Edward Lumley

Geographic Access: Victory Street; Gray Avenue

Accession Code: HV976.71.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1916]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Sussex-Nelson Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 1/6/2010

Scale: 100

Photographer: Rognon, Orville Jackson

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Window mat and backing are glued together; Photographer's writing on recto of photograph reads: "Photo by Rognon"; 1 page accompanying identifies individuals

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Interview with Norman Dowad

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (wav) (61 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (61 min., 37 sec.)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Norman Dowad conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on August 14, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:14:38 Norm shares biographical information about himself and background information on the Dowad family. Norm conveys information …

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Many Voices Project Interviews subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (wav) (61 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (61 min., 37 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Norman Dowad Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: August 14, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:14:37 Digital master recording (wav) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Norman Dowad conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on August 14, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:14:38 Norm shares biographical information about himself and background information on the Dowad family. Norm conveys information about his grandfather Samuel Dowad's immigration to Canada and his father Wilfred Dowad's military service and successes as a property developer. 00:14:39 – 00:17:26 Norm provides background information on his mother’s side of the family. 00:17:27 – 00:31:36 Norm talks about his childhood, growing up in the Deer Lake neighbourhood, his early education in Burnaby and sports that he played. 00:31:37 – 00:39:59 Norm talks about his educational experiences attending Simon Fraser University, University of British Columbia and Osgoode Hall law school and information regarding his law career. 00:40:00 – 00:45:03 Norm reflects on his childhood growing up in Burnaby and on his experiences and relationships as a student and in his career as a lawyer. 00:45:04 – 01:01:37 Norm talks about his siblings and shares information about family property development projects as well as career and business successes. In closing he talks about research that he’s done through Archives Canada on his grandfather Sam Dowad and father Wilfred Dowad.

History: Interviewee biography: Normam Dowad was born and rasied in Burnaby. Norm graduated from Burnaby Central Secondary School, Simon Fraser University for one year, and obtained his law degree from York University. Norman began practicing law in 1974 years and has his own law practice that he operates out of Vancouver as of 2023. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Agriculture - Farms; Education; Persons - South Asian Canadians; Migration; Sports; Sports - Football; Wars - World War, 1939-1945

Names: Dowad, Norman W. "Norm"; Dowad, Samuel Esper "Sam"; Dowad, Wilfred "Wilf"; Dowad, Naomi "Mamie" David; Dowad, Martha Elias Shaheen; Dowad, Kathleen "Kay"; Rideout, Dr. John Anthony; Burnaby Central Secondary School; Douglas Road School; W. Dowad Limited

Responsibility: Damer, Eric

Geographic Access: Buckingham Avenue; Deer Lake

Street Address: 5533 Buckingham Avenue

Accession Code: BV023.16.16

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023

Media Type: Sound Recording

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Transcription available

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Interview with Norman Dowad, [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023

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Armstrong Avenue School

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1913]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.2 x 15.8 cm mounted on cardboard 19.9 x 25.1 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of school children with their teacher, who is standing to the right of the picture. An annotation on the back and an earlier catalogue record from 1971 indicates that the donor identified the photograph as the first class at Armstrong Avenue School, 1913, with Miss L. Crake as the teache…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.2 x 15.8 cm mounted on cardboard 19.9 x 25.1 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of school children with their teacher, who is standing to the right of the picture. An annotation on the back and an earlier catalogue record from 1971 indicates that the donor identified the photograph as the first class at Armstrong Avenue School, 1913, with Miss L. Crake as the teacher. However, the first two-room Armstrong Avenue School was built in 1911 with Miss Lilly Mackenzie as the teacher. The present Armstrong school was built in 1955 with eleven classrooms. Later additions to the school occurred in 1962 (two classrooms), 1964 (four classrooms), 1967 (four classrooms), and 1969 (four classrooms). Annotation in blue ballpoint pen on back of photographs reads, "1st class of Armstrong Ave School. 1913 / Miss L Crake teacher."

History: The first Armstrong Avenue School was built in 1911 and it consisted of two rooms. The present school was built in 1955 with 11 classrooms. Additions: 1962 - two classrooms, 1964 - four classrooms, 1967 - four classrooms.

Subjects: Sports - Lacrosse; Occupations - Teachers

Names: Armstrong Avenue School

Geographic Access: Armstrong Avenue

Street Address: 8757 Armstrong Avenue

Accession Code: HV971.75.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1913]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Cariboo-Armstrong Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-03-21

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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East Burnaby Public School

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1910

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 9.3 x 14.5 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a photographic postcard of a class from East Burnaby School (Edmonds Street School) taken outside the school building. There are nineteen boys and seventeen girls sitting and standing in three rows, with their teacher standing in the centre at the back. Six of the boys seated at the front…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 9.3 x 14.5 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a photographic postcard of a class from East Burnaby School (Edmonds Street School) taken outside the school building. There are nineteen boys and seventeen girls sitting and standing in three rows, with their teacher standing in the centre at the back. Six of the boys seated at the front are holding lacrosse sticks. Female student on far left of back row is identified as either Ethel or Stella Buskins.

Subjects: Buildings - Schools; Occupations - Teachers; Sports - Lacrosse; Persons - Black Canadians; Persons - Students

Names: Edmonds Community School

Geographic Access: Edmonds Street

Street Address: 7641 Edmonds Street

Accession Code: BV017.17.35

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1910

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Edmonds Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 01/09/2017

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph.; The postcard is stamped on the front in red ink, "East BURNABY. PUBLIC SCHOOL".; The postcard is inscribed on the front in printing, in ink, "1910"

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East Burnaby School Lacrosse Club

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1910 (date of original), copied [1977]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 18 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Burnaby School Lacrosse team. A group of sixteen unidentified young boys are posed with lacrosse sticks outside East Burnaby School. There is a staircase and stone wall behiind them.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 18 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Burnaby School Lacrosse team. A group of sixteen unidentified young boys are posed with lacrosse sticks outside East Burnaby School. There is a staircase and stone wall behiind them.

Subjects: Sports - Lacrosse

Accession Code: HV977.2.2

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1910 (date of original), copied [1977]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Date: 2023-07-04

Photographer: Barrowclough, George Alfred

Notes: Transcribed title; Inscription in white on front of photograph reads: "Burnaby School Lacrosse" _"Team_[Barrowclough_Candy] / Vancouver"

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Group of swimmers at the beach

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1910 and 1925]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified group of swimmers at a beach. There are two middle aged women in dresses, and a baby in a dress. The rest in the group are wearing bathing suits. There are two women in bathing suits and caps sitting on the sand, holding a parasol, two older girls with bathing suits an…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Material Details: inscribed in pencil, verso, c. [written sideways] "10"

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified group of swimmers at a beach. There are two middle aged women in dresses, and a baby in a dress. The rest in the group are wearing bathing suits. There are two women in bathing suits and caps sitting on the sand, holding a parasol, two older girls with bathing suits and caps standing behind them. Three young girls are standing with dress-like bathing suits just behind a group of five boys in bathing shirts and shorts. There are other people in the water and on the sand in the background. There are straw hats and a toy boat in front of the group.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Beaches; Sports - Swimming; Toys

Accession Code: BV985.5819.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1910 and 1925]

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: For another photograph of this group of swimmers, see photograph BV985.5820.1

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-02-27

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Group of swimmers at the beach

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1910 and 1920]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified group of swimmers at a beach. The two middle aged women in dresses, and two young women in bathing suits are standing in the back row, and one of them is holding a young girl in her arms. There are two children who are in regular clothes. The rest of the group, childre…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Material Details: inscribed in pencil, verso, c. [written sideways] "10"

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified group of swimmers at a beach. The two middle aged women in dresses, and two young women in bathing suits are standing in the back row, and one of them is holding a young girl in her arms. There are two children who are in regular clothes. The rest of the group, children and woman in swimsuits are sitting on the sand. There are other people in the water and on the sand in the background. One of the boys is holding a toy boat in his hands, and another boy in swimming cap is lying down on his stomach in front of the group.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Beaches; Sports - Swimming

Accession Code: BV985.5820.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1910 and 1920]

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: For another photograph of this group of swimmers, see photograph BV985.5819.1

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-02-27

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Horseshoe Bay

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1908 and 1911]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.4 x 9.9 cm mounted on paper 13.6 x 18.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Horeshoe Bay. People are walking on the beach, swimming, and boating.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.4 x 9.9 cm mounted on paper 13.6 x 18.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Horeshoe Bay. People are walking on the beach, swimming, and boating.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Bays; Sports - Swimming; Persons - Crowds

Accession Code: HV972.50.12

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1908 and 1911]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-04-04

Photographer: Dean, H.M.

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Spectators at a high jump event

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [191-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 7.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of boys in white shirts and dark pants, lying down on a field to watch as a high jumper clears the bar with a straight-on approach in a competition. Men and women are also gathered on the far side to watch the event (from behind the high jumper).

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 7.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of boys in white shirts and dark pants, lying down on a field to watch as a high jumper clears the bar with a straight-on approach in a competition. Men and women are also gathered on the far side to watch the event (from behind the high jumper).

History: Envelope from donor suggests that the image was taken with a Cameo camera.

Subjects: Persons - Athletes; Sports

Accession Code: BV987.49.3

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: [191-]

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: The photograph was printed from negative BV987.49.4, and taken with camera BV987.49.1

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-04-09

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying - see BV987.49.4

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Three men standing on a lawn

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1910 and 1918] (date of original), copied 2016

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff)

Scope and Content: Photograph of of Charles Deacon and Thomas Robert (Bob) Love and Walter Lewis standing together on a lawn. The man in the center of the group (Bob Lewis) is holding a baseball bat. Vegetation is visible in the background.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff)

Material Details: Handwritten label on front of photograph reads: "Charles Deacon, / Bob & Walter Lewis".

Scope and Content: Photograph of of Charles Deacon and Thomas Robert (Bob) Love and Walter Lewis standing together on a lawn. The man in the center of the group (Bob Lewis) is holding a baseball bat. Vegetation is visible in the background.

Subjects: Sports - Baseball

Names: Lewis, Walter; Deacon, Charles; Love, Thomas "Bob" Robert

Accession Code: BV016.43.55

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [between 1910 and 1918] (date of original), copied 2016

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph.; Image is from a binder of family history. Binder 2, grey cover "The Love House".; Digital image created from orginal photograph by donor

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